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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
Making Oil of Sassafras.

An interesting description is given by
Mr.. Il. G.. Harris, of North Carolina. in
Popular Science Ne,rs, of the process
used in the manufacture of the oil of sas-
safras and the oil of pennyroyal in the
old North State. The apparatus used in
this work Is SO exceedingly rude and
primitive as To appear ridiculous to most
observers. The still is constructed by
digging a short trench in the ground,
ending in low fiue or chimney and
over this trench is placed a closed wooden
box, having a sheet-iron bottom and an
anger hole ON top, through which water
is poured. An ordinay barrel stands
endwise on top of the steam-box, and has
several holes bored through its bottom
and also through the top of the steam
box, allowing steam To pass freely up
through the barrel. A lutte of clay is used
To close the joint between the lower end
of the barrel and the steam-boX. as well
as the cover of the barrel. Instead of a
worm, a tin pipe immersed in a trough
~ cold water is used. and a steam con-
nection with the barrel is generally made
by an elbow branch of wood, bored out
with an auger. The sassafras tree (sassa-
fras officinalel grows abmdantly in this
section, especially ON worn-out lands,
where il is usually found i'm dense thick
cts of small shrubs. The root is dug and
washed free of dirt. and after being
chopped short and bruised with a Ratchet.
is ready for the still" The work is
done by boys employed by the manufac-
turer, who pays a stated price per hun
dred pounds for the root ready for use.
When the barrel is filed with the roots
and the cover made tight with clay. the
processes of distillation goes ON rapidly.
The steam passes through the mass of
bruised roots and il condensed by the tin
tube into a mixture of distilled water
and oil. and runs into glass vessel set
tn receive it. Being of different densi-
ties, the oil and water rapidly settle into
two strata, and one can he decantei
from the other.
1t is said that the operator of such "A
still can pay all running expenses and
make n clear profit of % per day. When
we consider that the cost of establishing
such n factory" is less than $40 for the
entire plant, and no chemical education
is necessary ON the part of the operator.
the profit of the work is not to be de
spised.
The same outfit is used in the pIosiuc-
ton of oil of pennyroyal, which grows
abuneiantly in the woods in many coun-
ties.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
The Deer's Valet.

Where there are few deers a big stag
is generally accompanied by small
one. who acts as his slave. The duties
of the latter are to watch ON n hiliock
while his master lies in a snug hole out of
the wind. and to go in front when there
is some prospect of danger. Any neg
hgence is quickly punished by the horns
or forefeet of his lord. One evening
Lord Lovat severely wounded a good
stag, when another fine stag galioped
hack to keep him company in his mis-
fortune. a bullet finished the wounded
beast, but still the devoted friend kept
by and would not leave the spot. His
lordship had mot the heart to shoot
the poor beast otter he had given proof
of such wonderful fidelity, and at last
had almost To We him away.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
Special Masters Sale.

Under AND BY VIRTUE or DECREE
u Of foreclosure, made 10y the Hon Tht'>.
F. King, on the 3l-t day of Dccemier, 49, IN
"A certain cause in SnancerS Tor Putnam
County. Fiorfia wherein John T. Dunn Is
complainant, and Luis t. Wilson, George A.
Rack, n-toe. 4. Burroughs, Z T. Cleveland
and WV. Clevt land are defendants, and by
which decree am appointed a Special Master
in Chancery 10 execute said decree, l VIII
offer for sale at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, between the usual hours of
sale. on MONDAY. the 4Ih day of Am ii.
lS.1, the same heing the sale day for - id
month. in front OF the front door OF the
Court House i'm Palatka. Florida. the follow
ing described real estate in Purnsm County,
Florida, to-wrt. Section forty-eigbt of Town
ship nine, south of Range twenty-seven e4sr,
aud bounded follows, viz. Beginning
ltghtwood post marked with a cross. said post
being set ON the edge of the FORESTER Point
public road, on the east boundary of lands
owned by one &. C. Warner. thence north
twenty -four chains q liz htwood post in the
margin OF the swamp. marked with cross
tnence east twenty chains To a hghrwool
pest marked With n cross. thence south thirty
chains to q 6ghrwt cd poet marked with a
cross and set on the edge of the Forester
Point public load, theme along the edge OF
said roaS twenty chains TO the point of be-
ginning said tlsct containing about ffty ave
acres
Purchaser 10 pay for deed
@ J. e BALDWIN.
4tw-4s Special Master in Chancery.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
BANKERS.
Maverick National Bank,
BOSTON, MASS.

Accounts on Banks, Bankers ana Corpor-
atoms solicited
Our faeiitt : fof COIIFCgIGNS are excei-
lent and we re-dlscOuut for Ban KS " hen bal
ances warrant il.
Boston is Reserve City, end balances with
us from Banks mot located in otter Re erve
Citiesl count as reserve.
We draw our own Exchange Or London and
the Continent, aud = ake Gable transfers and
Piac'i money by telegraph thIoue huut the
United States and Canatiu.
Government Bonds bought and sold, snI
Exchanges in Washington made for banks
without extra Charge.
We have u market tor prime tr> t-claSs In
vestment Securities, and invite pro. osals
from states, Counties aud Cities " hen issuing
bonds.
We do a gene raj Banking business, and in
vite correspondence.
ASA u. POTTER, President
JOS. W. WORK. Cashier.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11

1hrte iriifs 10 tween Jacksonville aud san
ford No change of cars between Jackson
vi le and TaIlDa.
4 Lr i2.a .. IA. Cuban fact mail tram awaits
the arrival Of the fast mail from the North,
and stoTs only at the principal stations ana
AT lemon street. Paintkh, mak ing connection
at Tampa with steaI rrs Tor Key West and
Havana on Tuesday. Thursday aid Saturday
evening". Pullman btteI Sleeping cars Ar.
attached Ia this train IL ON New York through
10 TAMPA anu the > u. IN. tram from Tampa
through 10 Washington. other trains have
Chair Parlur Cars.
Dl'ect connection is made st Palaika with
the Florida southern Railway 10 aud from
Gainesville. Dcals, leesburR. and ether points
reached by that rOAd. Also With.Dckinwsha
river steamers, aud with the ~. Johns and
iialItsN Hallway Tor orinond. DaA tona, etc,
AT Huntington Nith stages for Crescent CITY:
at Orange City Junction win y. -. &. A
III. ny. Tor LAX. lie. en-. nj Monroe with Orange
itcIt Halfway Tor LOnRwood and Oakland; at
sanford for all points reached by south Flor.
ida railroad.
Tram ieaying jacksonville $40 a. M. and
arriving go J.. M connect at TItusyi to- with
steamer 'Hockl.dge" To- aud from Cocoa,
hocklcdge, Melbourne and inter mediate land
Ings ON Indian hiVer, daiiy, except sundsyF
Cty ioket ON ee. NV. cor. may and Hogan sis
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11

WI can live ONE, ana make more
vIkvI money at work Tor us than ut anyt thing
sOS else in this world. Capital not needed;
you are started free. Both sexes; all ages.
Anyons can do the work. Large eai nings sure
from ATst start Costly OUTFIT and terms free.
Better not delay. Costs you nothing TO send
us -FOUR address ami find out. IL you are wise
you win do 50 mt once. IL. HaLLErr X Co.
Portland. Maine des-sm
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
MEDICAL.
||s|zllA SS|

Thoroughly cleanse the blood which is the
fountain of health, by using DIR. Pierce's Gold
en- Medical Discovery, and good digestion. n
fair skin. buOyant spirits, vital strength. and
soundness of constitution win he established.
Golden Medical Discovery cures all humors,
from the common pimple, blotch. or eruption,
To the worst Scrofula. or bloOd-poisOn- Es-
pecially has IL proven its efficacy in curing
Saft-rheurn or letter. Fever-sores, Hip-jOint
Disease Scrnfulous Sores and Swellings, En-
larved Glands. and Eating Ulcers.
Golden Medical Discovery cures tonsump-
ton (Which is Scrofula of the Lungs. by its
wonderful blood-purifying. invigoritiug, and
nutritive properties For Weak Lungs. SPIT
ting of Blood. Shortness of Breath, bronchitis
Severe Coughs Asthma. and kindred ahec-
tions, it is "A sovereign remedy. 1t promptly
cures the severest Coughs.
For Torpid Liver. BiliousnesS. or Liver
Complaint" Dyspepsia. and indigestion. il Is
an unequailed remedy Sold by druggists
OR. PIERCEsS PELLETS - Anti.
Bilious and Cafhartic.
sc. vial, by druggists
mhl-W F&Suly &weowly
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS

NSnMTv 10 be made cut tins out ana re-
MlINf Turn to us, and We will send you
free. sOmethif x of great value
and Importance to YOU, that will sta you in
business which will bring you in Il ore m ney
right way than any thing else IN this world.
Anyone can de the. work and live at home;
either sex, all ages Something new. that
just coins money for ali wOrkers- We viii
start Won; captt al not n etled This Is OF
the genuine, i'm pOrtanr chances of a lifetime
ThOss. who are ambitious and enterpTIsiup
will not delay Grand outfit free. Address
TRUE Co. Augusta Maine "es 6m
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11

CONNECTIONS.
At Palatka with Jacksonville. Tampa Key
West Railway, and 81. Augustine and aiaIha
Hallway. and fast river steamers for St Az.
justine, Green Cove Springs, Jacksonville
and all points North. East and West.
Mail trans mai e close connection both way 6
wa !. I. h X. W. k'y., at Jacksonville with At
ant C Coast Line. Fast Mail.
At Gainesville with through Pullman sieeI-
ers over Savannah, Florida a Western k'y for
New Orleans, Pensacola. Savannah. Albany
Montgomery. Louisville. ST, Louis and All
points West.
AT Ocaia with orids Railway and Navigs.
tion Co., and :. :. u. h q. X. X.
At Astor with IT. Johns river steamers iC,
jacksonville. Sanford and way landings.
At Leesburg with the 81. johns and LAX,
Eustis division of the FLORIDA Southern Rail-
way and boats on Lakes Hsrris. kustis and
Griffin foi all points on lakes
At Tampa with steamships Aascoite and
Whitney every Tuesday. Thursday and Satur-
day for Key West and Havana.
At Lakeland with South florids kailr al
for Tampa. kissimmee. Orlando aud Sanford.
At TraIue with steamer Alice Howard
for Punta kassa and fort Myers
:. CONAN1. -. w CROMWELL
General Manager. Gen'l Pass Agent.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11

Pullman Buffer carand MsEn Itoudoir buffet
Cars via WAY cross. Albany and Macon. ana VIA
Waycross. Jesup hnd Macon, betwe, u jack
sonville and Cincinnati. Hlso tbra ugh Pnfsen-
ger Coaches between Jaeksony lille and Chatin.
noOgn.
Pullman buffet Cars 10 and from Jaet
willie and Nashville via ThomasNlils ana Mont
gaT cry.
Pullman Buuet Cars between Jacksonvills
and Wa hnEtpn.
WIN. u. HARDER,
General infsanRar Agent,
X. q. FLfMlN j. superintendent.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
TEENeOATS 6.
STEAMBOATS,.
DeISAlSY-IBAHA
Merchants and Peoples Lines.
DAYLIGHT LINE.

The Daylight steamers ssivsn Glen and
Anita of The Della -y-f.aya Mescnants' Line.
v III commence running between Paiasss.
sanford aud Enterprise. Monday, jam ATy -.
lss-., ss follows.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
TELEGRaPHIC REPORTs.

NEW YORK March l0.-Exchange dull and
easy. Money p@G.+le; closing offered at BE
currency, Sis,4si. Governments duh, steady
per cents, 2sss9i0U4. State Bonds duh and
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11

DATEkfs sErTRf - ON bEAsONAbLE
i Te tns work rtfipb TspeTs carefully
and /, Kaiiy dra~n. Wit for particulars. N.
4. soIf.s n. Patent Atom and secban-
icai Engineer. %. Cloud Building. Washing
Ton. n. q dss~E
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
Application for a Charter.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN
IN application will be made. at the next
session Of the Legislature, Tor a chai ter for
City of Palatks.
Ry order of Council. T. T. LANE
fess-tpd- atd Com mitree
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
RAILROADS.
Savannah. Florida & Western
RAILWAY.
WAYCROSS SHORT LINE.

All trains OF this road are run by centrs-
Standard time,
TIME CARD IN EFfFcT pEcKMHErA.
Passenger trains will leave and arrive daily
follows:
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
In the Circuit Court of the Fir .Iu
dicial CircuiI of the state of Flor.
Ida IN and for Putnam Coun'y-In
ChnnRpry


-, A. 80 vs. d, ~. closure
ItappearinS by affidavit nle,I in this cause
that the defendants. Jane H. Griiiing, tharlts
X. Grifhug, Kate T. DYKE, j H. Harlow,
Mary X Harlow 4. :. DeVeau. and
Cos. ID. smith ali OF them residing
out of the State of Florida; and that
the. defendants, Cha rIOtte f. Raulerson and
stephen HI. RauieFSOn, are residing ont OF the
Fifth Judicial Circuit of the State OF Florida
aforesaid: Ii is therefore ordered that said de
PENDANTS, and each Of them, 90 appear aud
I l. all answer Jemur To the bill nsd in this
cause on or before the first Monday ia June,
A ID. lsS5. otherwise the said Ia shall tie taken
as confessed
And il Is directed that this notice b. forth
with puIliShei in the Palatka DAILY News. II
newspaper printed and published la l'aiit' ka,
Flori. u once IA week fO- four months stIc-
eessivey. -
Witness MY hand snt official seal this NTH
day of January, AID U.s. ~
MM r. FURW ARD,
js.-+nF Clerk Circuit Court
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11
WEST INDIA FAST MAIL.
NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS.

Ntfike Sfiania VIA 1eH'ral u. u. u 10 a ni
ARA i've Chattanooga via W. a A. r. rs 70 a IA
Arrive Nashville via y. 4. ~, l.. ", XII ~ IA
Arrive Lou sNiie Via l.. A p. H. X 80. ~ VA
Pullman buffet Cans to ana from jackson
vide and New orleans, Via Pensacola End Mo-
bile, and a. and from JaU ksonNilie ard LOUIS
willie via homasviie. Atlanta and Nashville
aud Cincinnati Ia JAck sonviie VIA Jcsul.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11

Steamer 4. j. Lane makes daily round triir
on Lakes Harris and II sits. steamer DIS
patch makes daily round trIps az lake Grit
Tin.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-11

". II. MORAN.
Gen'i. hupt. and q. y. a.
L. c. DEMING. &. q. a.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30
Arizona Must Yet Come to It.

Mir. Orange Judd, veteran and prac.
 tical scientist, who for third of a century
 has stood at the head of the agricuI-
 tural press of the country. when recent. ly discussing the subject of irrigation, and the scarcity of water in Colorado, in answer to question of how to provide 8 remedy. said:
 By the establishment of & system of reservors on a large scale. State enter prise can do great deal in this direc- non, but l sm very sure that there is no other way in which the general gov ernment Can accomplish SO much good for the country as to expend a consid- erable portion of its surplus millions in investigations and then in establish ing & systen of reservoirs tO conserve the vast quantities of water which run to waste every year and which, If hus- banded and let down when needed, would add untold millions to the wealth of the country. At the head waters of the agricultural rivers"-ths Colorado, the Rio Grsnde, the Arkansas, the two great branches of the Platte, and numer- ous other streRDs-a system of dams or embankmenIs could be constructed across the gulches at comparatively small expe0se which would hold water enough to supply the wants of many millions of acres that would be- come veritable gardens and fields of the highest productive fertility. By a little cooperation among the citizens of this state. and DerlaDa of adisoanf atakas and territories, in the employment of one or more competent men to enlight- en the members of Congress, they could be readily induced to make all needful for preliminary invesiigs- tions aud then for carrying out the idea to practical results. One hundred, or even fifty millions of dollars thus ex- pended, would undoubtedly add thou sands of millions of dollars to the pro ductive resources of the country.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30
"curfew Must Not Ring ro-Nirhr."

In the spring of lSj5 one of our uei-hbors loaned mc several copies of Petersous maga- zine. In the September number f0- lSGl ! read the stors Of BeS-ie and her lover. It was related as a historical fact, and the pathctic story wrought upon my susceptible mind t0 such an extent that later iu th, day. when applying myself to mv s-Eo0l lessons. the thought Of brave Bessie iu;.mlei af,l worked disastrous havoc Co the mathematical problem on my slate. The ii-ures became a confus-l. uninteiiisih!e tumble of meaningless charac- ters, but clearly and distinctly before my mental vision arose these words: "Curfew must not ring tonight Again and again 1 resolutely hanishcd then. hut they re turned consistently, until iu sheer despera- ton ] swept the eXasper8ting figures from my siate and wrote -Englani's sun was slowly setting. etc. Rapidly flew my pencil with sharp, regular clicks down the surface Of my slate, but faster the thoughts came croW,ling into my thrObuing brain, while all my being seemed on fire with the triu:nph of impulse over duty. Which was duty. The unlearned lesson or the completed poami I was con scious smitten when my mother looked in at the door tO inform me that a young friend had called. -Oh, mOther,7 l cried. please excuse me for few m,-lorts, l must fiIi-h this.- and she thinking rle>ired to complete my lesson for still held ihs arithmotic in my ianil. excused me to my friend for a few moments With my head ch her knee after ward confessed my fault-Rose Hartwici Thorpe iu COurier-Journal
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30
A Watch shouId L.,.t 100 ye,r..

A first class watch should last for a hundred years, if properly taken care of, said a well known watchmaker to a reporter
 -The reason that they wear out k the fault of the owner and not of the watch. In the first place, a watch should be cleaned and oiled once in every eighteen months. II this is not done the oil which lUbricates the works will dry ani the works wear out by friction. Another mistake Is to wear a watch in an outside pocket where it is liable to be jammei. have known more watches ruined by billiard playing than anything els, In leaning over Co make a long shot the vest pocket k fire quently brought in violent contact with the table, and this repeated jaTring cannot fail to injure the works. The best watches are made today in England They are masterpieces of workmanship. l should say that the American watch ranks next and those manu- factured in Switzerland third in order Some watches are made Co run ei,s sht days with one winding. but they will never become popular Their owners almost always forget Co wind them up on the eighth day. know of only one or two in this country. They are made in Switzerland. The usual length of tiaIc mol ern watches are calculated t1 run with ouc winding is from thirty to thirty-six hoursT- New York Mail and Express.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30
New Books.

The following list of books has been received st the Tucson Public Library SS5 SWISS Family, Robinson. SS6 Voyages and Adventures of Vaseo Ds Cana. Towle.
 sS7 Eminent Sailors, ID. Adams. SSS Soldiers and Patriots, Bsnvard. SS9 In New Granada, Kingston. SU The Three Trsppers, Achilles Daunt.
 S9l Peters Strange Story, Lucy Mills. S5 NorstOn's Rest, Mrs. Ann :, Stephens.
 s93 The Soldiers Orphans. Mrs. Ann s. Stephens.
 s9l The Old Homestead. Mrs. Ann s. Stephens.
 S95 Bertha's Enjoyment, Mrs. Ann s. Stephens.
 S96 Lord Hopes Choice. Mrs. Ann .. Stephens.
 s97 The Old Countess, Mrs. Ann s. Stephens.
 S9s Palaces and Prisons, Mrs. Ann s. Stephens.
 s99 The Beigning Belle, Mrs. Ann 5. Stephens.
 9OO Fashion and Famine, Mrs. Ann $. Stephens.
 9Ol Ruby Grsys Strategy, Mrs. Ann s. Stepheas.
 902 The Gold Brick, Mrs. Ann s. Stephens.
 9U3 Navy Denvent, Mrs. Ann Stephens, S4 The Lawyers Story, Maitland, 9O5 The Watchmsn, Maitland. 9O6 The Old Pstroon, Maitland. 9O7 The Wsnderer, Maitland. 9OS Sartsroe, Tale of Norway, MGIt- land.
 909 The Diary of sn Old Doctor, Malt land.
 BIO His Sombre Rivals, E P. Roe. 9l1 Natures Serial Story. E. F. Roe. 9l2 He Fell in Love with his Wife, E. P. Roe.
 913 Driven Back to Eden. E. P. Roe.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-07-30
A YOUNG BUTCHERS LUCK.
He Wins sI5. 900 in the Louisiana State Lottery

He Wins sI 5 900 in the Louisiana State Lottery.
 "I want to see & reporter" said sn uu- usually hsppy-looking individual as be entered the Chronicle Building. On be- ing introduced to one of the stsH he commenced by saying that hIs name was A. T. Trefts and that he lived in Butcbertown. As there was very large fire recently Tn that part ot the city there was apparently no great req son for such unusual joy as that man. f, sted NIT. Trefta. He. however, was very anxious Co communicate the news of a godsend which had fallen to hIm soon after he had been burnt out.
 "Pm the fellow. l won if. Just bought one ticket and got Slb,OUO. That's luck, isn't it?' said the IoVial rrefts.
 Then it began to dawn upon the re- porter that he was really in tbe presence ot another one of the lucky holders or a winning number of s Louisiana lottery n,ize. Mir. Trefts had come down Of hi. own free will to tell of hIs lucky venture.
 Il could hardly believe my eyes when read that number" said be. "52, Iis. looked at my ticket and turned It over ard laid it down beside the paper snd compared it and then began 10 think l WAS the luckiest man ever met. Just think. one ticket and all that money Tor S1 u-
 "Whstore npu going to do now, Mr. Treftsy" Hksdt the interviewer.
 Il am going to extend my business riOht away for that fire nearly did for me. Id:dn't believe much in the Louis- iana State Lottery before, and l Iusi thought to myself when I bought the ticket well, I've lost enoug h already, tbis dollar will never be missed, snd now you may be sure I never stop thinh' ing how glad I wss I bought 1t, and So S | thought I would drop in and tell you vou aIi about it."-San Francisco Ohron' icla. July 2